# CPT 29881: Arthroscopy, knee, surgical, meniscectomy medial or lateral

Medicare CPT 29881 pays $515.71 in a non-facility setting and $515.71 in a facility setting under the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule, before geographic adjustment. After geographic adjustment, state amounts run from $459.17 in Arkansas to $624.72 in Alaska, a 36% spread.

Web page: https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/29881-cpt-fee-schedule
Section: Surgery and Procedures
Billed by: Orthopaedic Surgery

## Medicare rates

| | Amount |
| --- | --- |
| National non-facility | $515.71 |
| National facility | $515.71 |
| Conversion factor | 33.4009 |
| Release | 2026 Q4 (effective 2026-10-01) |

## By state

| State | Non-facility | Facility |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alaska | $624.72 | $624.72 |
| District of Columbia | $576.10 | $576.10 |
| New York | $571.13 | $571.13 |
| New Jersey | $561.61 | $561.61 |
| Florida | $560.77 | $560.77 |
| Illinois | $551.01 | $551.01 |
| Connecticut | $548.60 | $548.60 |
| Washington | $546.67 | $546.67 |
| California | $546.52 | $546.52 |
| Massachusetts | $544.58 | $544.58 |
| Maryland | $532.52 | $532.52 |
| Hawaii | $528.92 | $528.92 |
| Colorado | $523.58 | $523.58 |
| Rhode Island | $522.93 | $522.93 |
| Michigan | $520.12 | $520.12 |
| New Hampshire | $519.71 | $519.71 |
| Puerto Rico | $517.65 | $517.65 |
| Virgin Islands | $517.65 | $517.65 |
| Oregon | $517.46 | $517.46 |
| Pennsylvania | $516.08 | $516.08 |
| Montana | $515.62 | $515.62 |
| Georgia | $514.19 | $514.19 |
| Texas | $509.92 | $509.92 |
| Delaware | $509.25 | $509.25 |
| Nevada | $508.14 | $508.14 |
| New Mexico | $505.18 | $505.18 |
| West Virginia | $504.40 | $504.40 |
| Wyoming | $503.55 | $503.55 |
| Arizona | $501.53 | $501.53 |
| Virginia | $497.88 | $497.88 |
| Louisiana | $497.02 | $497.02 |
| Utah | $496.53 | $496.53 |
| Missouri | $495.21 | $495.21 |
| Ohio | $495.19 | $495.19 |
| South Carolina | $490.44 | $490.44 |
| Vermont | $490.21 | $490.21 |
| Minnesota | $489.75 | $489.75 |
| North Dakota | $487.93 | $487.93 |
| Maine | $487.56 | $487.56 |
| Kentucky | $485.08 | $485.08 |
| South Dakota | $484.66 | $484.66 |
| North Carolina | $482.74 | $482.74 |
| Oklahoma | $479.59 | $479.59 |
| Indiana | $474.14 | $474.14 |
| Wisconsin | $473.26 | $473.26 |
| Tennessee | $472.21 | $472.21 |
| Idaho | $471.85 | $471.85 |
| Mississippi | $470.12 | $470.12 |
| Kansas | $469.46 | $469.46 |
| Nebraska | $468.13 | $468.13 |
| Iowa | $467.10 | $467.10 |
| Alabama | $465.40 | $465.40 |
| Arkansas | $459.17 | $459.17 |

## Related codes

- 20100: Exploration of penetrating wound, neck — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20100-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20103: Exploration of penetrating wound, extremity — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20103-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20200: Biopsy, muscle, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20200-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20220: Biopsy, bone, trocar or needle, superficial — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20220-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20245: Biopsy, bone, open, deep — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20245-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20500: Injection of sinus tract — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20500-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20526: Injection, carpal tunnel — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20526-cpt-fee-schedule
- 20550: Injection, single tendon sheath or ligament — https://www.med-reveal.com/rates/20550-cpt-fee-schedule

Commercial negotiated rates for 29881 by payer and state: https://www.med-reveal.com/solutions/rate-benchmarking

## Sources

- CMS Medicare fee schedules (2026 Q4): https://www.cms.gov/medicare/payment/fee-schedules